61. Defendant
individual, company or organization that defends a legal action taken by a plaintiff and against which the court has been asked to order damages or specific corrective action redress some type of unlawful or improper action alleged by the plaintiff
62. Defeasance
<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">side-contract which contains a condition which, if realized, could defeat the main contractdiv>
63. Defamatory Libel
<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">deliberate publication of defamatory lies which the publisher knows to be falsediv>
64. Defamation
an attack on the good reputation of a person, by slander or libel
65. Defalcation
1. defaulting on a debt or other obligation such to account for public or trust funds; usually used in the context of public officials. 2. defalcation has another legal meaning referring to the setting-off of two debts owed between two people by the agreement to a new amount representing the balance
66. Deem
to accept a document or an event as conclusive of a certain status in the absence of evidence or facts which would normally be required to prove that status
67. Deed
<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">written and signed document which sets out the things that have to be done or recognitions of the parties towards a certain objectdiv>
68. Decree Nisi
provisional decision of a court which does not have force or effect until a certain condition is met such as another petition brought before the court or after the passage of a period of time
69. Decree Absolute
<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">name given to a final and conclusive court order after the condition of an interim or intervening order (decree nisi) is metdiv>
70. Decedent
<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">an individual who has dieddiv>